The best restaurants Muscat

Situated on the beach at one end of the marina, The Bank Beach Club is THE trendy resto-bar-lounge in Sifah. Banal in the West, the concept is innovative in Oman and has, in addition to an open-air bar-restaurant, a huge infinity pool lined with palm trees, overlooking the Arabian Sea on one side and the Hajar Mountains on the other. The Asian-inspired menu also offers some more international dishes. A great wine and cocktail list and a great atmosphere on weekends when famous DJs come to set the clubbers on fire.

This Italian restaurant in the quiet heart of the Al Mouj marina is part of a chain headquartered in Naples, with 7 outlets in Italy. It's easy to see why the quality is top-notch: here you can enjoy real pizzas, local bufala, lasagne with real flavours, spicy tiramisu... Even the ice creams are homemade. As the waiters are Italian, the atmosphere is inevitably charming and relaxed. You can choose to sit in the dining room near the little grocery corner to salivate in advance, or outside on the large terrace facing the boats.

Dinner in Bukhara is like going on a trip. In addition to a menu featuring authentic North Indian cuisine, the setting is also a change of scenery, Bollywood-style in a chic and contemporary version. The kitchen is open and glazed, the chef and waiters are all Indian, all very professional and willing to advise you in the choice of dishes and the intensity of the spices. Eating with your hands is encouraged, aprons are then offered. Special mention for the Bhatti Ka Masala, a lobster marinated in Indian spices, grilled and smoked...a delight!

Passing through any façade of the building, one comes across an impressive entrance, a porch entirely covered with brilliant mosaics that leads to a no less majestic room whose walls are covered with frescoes and whose ceilings are worked. Welcome to Iran! Under the guidance of a local chef, the menu is rich, varied and typical: you can savour a moutabal as in the country, delicious chicken skewers marinated with labneh and saffron, divine kebabs. The only thing missing is a glass of Shiraz to accompany the dishes, which are also very hearty.

This open-air restaurant, located in the heart of the Grand Hyatt gardens, is ideally situated between the hotel pool and the beach. Some snacks, salads and light dishes are proposed during the day to nibble in a bathing suit between two dives, or to sit down for a real good lunch (varied and provided menu). In the evening, the menu offers Southeast Asian specialties, cooked by Indonesian chefs: green papaya salad, seafood dumplings, sushi and sashimi (including a platter for 2), rolls, Nasi Goreng, Pad Thai, Beef Rendang...